“No, uhh..”

Last summer it was reported that Darren Aronofsky had Christian Bale in mind for his biblical epic about Noah and his ark, but the word now is that the actor will not be able to squeeze the film in between his double dose of Terrence Malick: Lawless and Knight of Cups.

I don’t blame him. I’d rather see him in the Malick pictures anyway. Don’t get me wrong. Aronofsky’s great and I’m sure he’ll make the best Noah’s ark picture in the whole proud history of Noah’s ark pictures, but on a purely surface level it’s not a story that blows my skirt up.

Meanwhile, Variety says that Aronofsky has “discussed the part” with one Michael Fassbender.